Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes,

listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder, rape,

and necrophilia that some people may find offensive.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

On a chilly fall night in 2004,

Fulker Eckert was burning the midnight oil,

hunched over a table in his quiet living room.

He'd worked long hours that week,

driving his truck south to Italy and back for a last minute job,

but he didn't mind.

He didn't need much sleep,

not when there was work to be done.

Besides, he could sleep when he was done with his special project.

Arts and crafts had never been that interesting to Eckert before,

but perhaps that was simply because he never found the right medium.

Now though, he was obsessed.

Eckert opened a tube of glue

and carefully applied it to the rubber surface he was working on.

He was methodical, working slowly,

making sure he got it in exactly the right places.

Once he was satisfied,

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